Through the Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), the United States sponsors qualified U.S. citizens for employment in the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Junior Professional Officer (JPO) program and in the International Organization for Migration (IOM) JPO Program. The Bureau sponsors and funds these programs to demonstrate the U.S. Government’s commitment to helping refugees, victims of conflict, and vulnerable migrants around the world as well as to support U.S. citizen employment in the UN.
These fully funded staffing programs strengthen the capacity of UNHCR and IOM. The JPO programs also encourage U.S. citizens to become active members of the international community. After completing their JPO assignments, many JPOs successfully compete for positions at UNHCR, IOM, and in other international and non-governmental humanitarian organizations.
Competition for the JPO program is keen. Although the qualifications for the positions vary by assignment, a graduate or law degree in a relevant discipline and proficiency in at least one U.N. working language in addition to English are strongly preferred. Competitive applicants generally possess three or more years of work experience in a developing country and an academic background in fields related to humanitarian assistance, forced migration, human rights, development or immigration law, for example. Prior work experience in or familiarity with the UN system is also helpful. The JPO selection processes are carried out by UNHCR or IOM with PRM approval. For more information please consult the Frequently Asked Questions and check back for more openings.
The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration is currently recruiting candidates for the following positions:
UNHCR JPO Vacancies
The following UNHCR JPO vacancies are open for applications:
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Associate Protection Officer – Location: Tapachula, Mexico. Job ID 35398 (Closes May 29, 2022)
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Associate Protection Officer – Location: Zwedru, Liberia. Job ID 35418 (Closes May 29, 2022)
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Associate Resettlement & Complementary Pathways Officer – Location: Douala, Cameroon. Job ID 35357 (Closes May 29, 2022)
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Associate Resettlement & Complementary Pathways Officer – Location: Kampala, Uganda. Job ID 35396 (Closes May 29, 2022)
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Associate WASH Officer – Location: Lilongwe, Malawi. Job ID 35371 (Closes May 29, 2022)
Interested U.S. citizen candidates can apply at www.unhcr.org/careers by clicking on ‘Vacancies’ and then either clicking on the “JPO USA April 2022” filter or by entering the respective job IDs, as indicated above.
IOM JPO Vacancies
IOM JPO positions:
- JPO 2023 01 Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting Officer (P2) Boa Vista, Brazil (Closes May 8)
- JPO 2023 02 Programme Officer (Emergency and Resilience) (P2) Amman, Jordan (Closes May 8)
- JPO 2023 03 Programme Support Officer (Accountability and Monitoring) (P2) N’Djamena, Chad (Closes May 8)
- JPO 2023 04 Project Development and Knowledge Management Officer (P2) Vienna, Austria (Closes May 8)
- JPO 2023 05 Project Development and Reporting Officer (P2) Lusaka, Zambia (Closes May 8)
- JPO 2023 06 Project Support Officer (Community Stabilization) (P2) Gaziantep, Turkiye (Closes May 8)
- JPO 2023 07 Project Support Officer (Labour Mobility and Social Inclusion) (P2) Lima, Peru (Closes May 8)
- JPO 2023 08 Project Support Officer (PSEAH) (P2) Cairo, Egypt (Closes May 8)
- JPO 2023 09 Supply Chain Officer (P2) Geneva, Switzerland (Closes May 8)
Interested U.S. citizen candidates can apply here .
Please check this page periodically for vacancy updates.
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To learn of other international career opportunities available to U.S. Citizens please see the Department of State, Bureau of International Organization’s career website.
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